Follow the story of Nightwhisker, a loyal WhiskerClan deputy, who suddenly betrays her Clan and falls for a rival Clan's deputy. (Constructive criticism is appreciated, and I hope you like it!)
BTW, I don't own Warriors, even though I want to. Uh, the only thing I get credit for are some of the names and the Clans… and the book, which I'm calling Nightwhisker's Betrayal.
Happy Hunting!
Nightwhisker looked over her shoulder. Following her were five cats: Beetlenose, Whitelove, Fawnspots, Heartstorm, and Blueleaf. She turned back around, watching her step. She saw ahead of her Shadewillow, her best friend and WhiskerClan's medicine cat, following their Clan's great leader, Shiningstar, with a sleek, dark grey pelt, shining and shifting in the wind. He was a desirable mate, she knew, except she had no affections for him. But her mother, Lilacfrost, wanted Nightwhisker to bear his kits. She knew she needed to find a mate, but she hadn't felt anything for any cat in moons, other than one… when she was an apprentice, she'd seen an attractive tom... A CloudClan apprentice had caught her eye… but then she had learned the Warrior Code, and she pulled away. She still saw him sometimes. He'd grown into a fine young warrior…
"Watch out, Nightwhisker! Tree root!" She snapped back to reality just in time to hop over. After warning the others behind her, she thanked Shadewillow, who replied, "You're welcome, Nightwhisker. Are you daydreaming again?" Shadewillow started to tease her.
"Nightwhisker, for all her loyalty and StarClan-given wisdom, could not stop fawning over a tom…" Shadewillow joked in a dramatic voice. "And they never saw each other again… but she dreamt of the day when they, tails twined, walked in StarClan, living their lives together forever." Nightwhisker gave her a playful shove. "Just don't tell poor Shiningstar. I'd probably break his she-cat-soft heart. I feel bad for him, I do, it's just that…"
"You feel no physical attraction towards the leader of our Clan, riiiiiiight…"
"Oh, the physical stuff I have down, it's just… the emotional part that I have a loss. I just… want to belong to some noble cat who values she-cats just as much as toms. We're losing our privileges, Shadewillow, with him leading. You do realize this too, right?"
"Oh, I know, and I think you should try to get the deputy position. With Sunray so old and frail, someone is bound to be deputy, so it might as well be you." Shadewillow had a point…
"But he would never give a she-cat the position! He wants-"
"-A mate. Don't you see, Nightwhisker, the chance you have here? If you become his mate now, he would make you deputy! You know he's had his hazel eyes on you since you were an apprentice! He thinks he loves you, Nightwhisker, and he'd give you anything. This is the only way."
"No he wouldn't…" But the more she thought about it, she decided Shadewillow might be right. "Have you had a vision from StarClan about this?"
"Even if I had, I wouldn't tell you. I know that this is the only way, and so do you… have you had any signs?" Nightwhisker shook her head. She was a Hunter- half Warrior, half Medicine Cat. She had studied and trained to be a contender for the Deputy position. Most of the Deputies were hunters, so that if they became leaders, they would be better suited to lead with a clearer head. There were three hunters now- her, Blueleaf, and Goldpaw- who had all been hoping to lead someday. Goldpaw was just an apprentice, but Blueleaf was done with her training, so the competition was mostly between herself and Blueleaf. But Shiningstar and Blueleaf were littermates.
"Tomorrow is the half-moon. We can ask StarClan then. You'll come, right?" Hunters didn't have to go to the Mooncliff if they didn't want to, but Nightwhisker usually went. Shadewillow leaned closer. "You should," she whispered. "We need to know soon. Sunray is getting old. He'll choose another deputy soon." Nightwhisker nodded. "I'll come."
******************End of Chapter One. Thx4reading!********************************
*Published November 2016*